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[pt] O presente trabalho apresenta uma revisão da abordagem do Robert Putnam sobre o conceito de Capital Social à luz da análise da obra do autor posterior à clássica Comunidade e democracia. Visa-se aplicar um modelo que considere novos elementos que permitam analisar a construção de capital social, especificamente de integração social, na realidade concreta de comunidades urbanas em contextos de desigualdade social, a partir do estudo das atividades que possam estar encaminhadas a esse objetivo das figuras associativas presentes nelas, especificamente a associação de moradores de uma favela da Zona Sul do Rio de Janeiro. / [en] How social capital is built? is a study on Social Capital building in a Favela of the Zona Sul of Rio de Janeiro. Based on the application of Social capital lens as main analysis model, framed within the revision of Robert Putnam updated approach on the concept, track on an leisure activity promoted by the neighbors association and an organization of a nearby neighborhood was kept for a few months, seeking to identify dynamics of community organization, and the potential constitution of bridging social capital.

A research report submitted to the School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities of the University of the Witwatersrand in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Development Studies March, 2016 / The emphasis in making government more accessible to the people has produced dismal effects, this has led to the emergence of civil society organizations claiming to give the voiceless a voice and facilitating participation of the marginalized towards how they are governed. This research, through a case study of the Landless People’s Movement in Thembelihle (LPM – Thembelihle) focuses on the internal dynamics of a community’s participation in social movements. The study questions social movements’ efforts in nurturing participation within them and whether the assumed claims of representation are reflective to the participants needs. The report argues that social movements do not necessarily nurture democratic principles such as participation within them. The reasons for this are: 1) social movements have been engineered to focus on the state as the adversary thus their efforts are outward looking 2) the nature of the issues they tackle are highly politicized and thus attract a large following regardless. Analyzing data from interviews and various documents, first and foremost the study aimed to investigate the level of participation by the community in LPM - Thembelihle using the concept and typologies of participation as stipulated in the ladder of participation. Secondly, the aim was to connect the level of participation to the representation of the participating community in an attempt to find if at all there is a correlation. The findings revealed that in spite of community control of the LPM –Thembelihle branch, a deep degree of participation was not achieved but that did not deter LPM’s representation of the Thembelihle community. As this may be a contradiction regarding the empowering aspects of participation, the study concludes by suggesting that community participation should also be used to enrich social movement organizations considering their structured nature and role as intermediaries / MT2017

Studies have shown that emergency mental health trauma (EMHT) services can significantly reduce the long-term effects of trauma after a disaster. However, rural municipalities may find they do not have the capacity to create such a service, or may not realize that their disaster planning includes no provision for emergency mental health care. Such was the case in a rural island community in the state of Washington, where, in 2014, several residents initiated a discussion that helped to identify the community's lack of EMHT services. This project, framed by action research and based on collaboration theory, sought to advance the potential for the community's 21 resident social workers to address this issue collaboratively. Accordingly, the project's research question asked how social workers on south Whidbey Island perceived the issue of a rural EMHT service in their community. Data consisted of responses from 8 participants who completed mailed questionnaires and participated in brief telephone interviews. Descriptive coding analysis of the data confirmed a nearly universal lack of knowledge about an EMHT service, a clear perception of the need for such a service, and a unanimous commitment from the respondents to participate in addressing this problem. Such collaborative activity is expected to have a positive impact on the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work practice in south Whidbey, as well as on the community itself, not only in spearheading a dialogue about EMHT but also in activating a group of social workers who had no prior association.

This doctoral dissertation seeks to investigate the reasons that lay behind the rise, success and decline of the Italian-run migrant workers� organisation FILEF during the 1970s in Melbourne by reviewing and discussing some significant historical events. It does so in light of the existing literature, archival data and a string of oral accounts gathered from former and current key FILEF members and collaborators. It is hereby offering a better understanding of an otherwise poorly researched area of the Italian-Australian left-wing grassroots organisations in post-war Australia. The thesis has been divided into two parts, including introduction and conclusion. Part One (Chapters 1-5) reviews the historical and political background (in both Italy and Australia) that favoured the establishment of FILEF in Australia, including Melbourne, in the early 1970s; Part Two (Chapters 6-9) presents an analysis of the historical development and socio-political role of FILEF Melbourne between 1972 and 1980. Chapter One reviews the theoretical context, the representation of the history of FILEF in previous publications, primary and secondary sources, the research strategy and methodology. Chapters Two and Three anchor the history of FILEF Melbourne to their respective background in Italy and Australia. That is, Chapter Two examines the post-war Italian emigration and its politicising by the Italian Left; Chapter Three focuses on the postwar emigration of Italians to Australia and outlines a profile of the Italian-Australian community. Chapter Four maps the route of the Italian-Australian Left in the 1950s and 1960s, that is from Italia Libera to the Lega Italo-Australiana. Chapter Five reviews the circumstances that led the establishment of the PCI in Australia respectively. Chapter Six examines the origins and grassroots activism of FILEF in Melbourne in the 1970s, especially by looking at three areas of activity: migrant press, migrant welfare and migrant politics. Chapter Seven researches the vulnerability of FILEF to the pressures of conservative quarters by recounting the �Italian communist move in� (1975) and the federal funding cut (1976) episodes. Chapter Eight, thoroughly revisits the Salemi case (1977), while Chapter Nine explores the effects of the case and Salemi�s deportation on FILEF towards the end of the 1970s.

自90年代北投溫泉公共浴場成功保存再利用後，北投的市民力量崛起、社區組織集結，社區組織開始在北投社區治理中扮演重要的角色。然而，最初為了推動北投溫泉公共浴場而成立的社區組織「八頭里仁協會」，隨著發展過程中兩次的組織分裂，另外兩個社區組織「北投生態文史工作室」、「北投文化基金會」相繼成立，形成社區中三大社區組織鼎立的狀態，彼此之間呈現多元的動態關係，因此，北投社區組織間將如何運作與互動，其所具體實踐治理結構，即本文的最終核心目的。 本研究係以社區治理作為論述基礎，以社區組織參與社區治理作為研究主體，觀察北投的社區治理，分析參與其中的社區組織「八頭里仁協會」、「北投生態文史工作室」、「北投文化基金會」，並以特定的社區議題「新北投車站歸鄉」、「復育北投石」及「北投空中纜車興建」作為組織互動分析的操作媒介，在不同議題中，透過議題網絡的建構，運用網絡分析途徑探討參與其中的社區組織，藉以分析社區組織間的互動關係。研究發現，三大社區組織間由於組織運作上的差異，及在社區發展過程中組織分裂與議題合作的基礎，使得北投社區中已有一定程度相關的人力和資源，會基於經驗的傳承或議題的需求，形成治理上的分流，進一步形成「議題型」與「計畫型」社區組織的差異，建構出社區的雙元治理結構。 / In a newly emerging pluralistic democracy, how grassroots organizations interact? They tend to compete against each other for limited resources, having different positions in one issue, and need to cooperate to pursue common goals. Most importantly, they are in a repeated-game scenario in which they need to face each other in a very long period of time. This setting gives them important incentives to coordinate their actions to avoid possible conflicts. By a case study in the Beitou area of Taipei, Taiwan, this thesis examines the dynamics between civil associations, specifically Peitou Li Zen, Beitou Ecology Cultural, and History Workshop, and Beitou Cultural Foundation. This research indicates an equilibrium of dual-pole structure in grassroots level: associations would divide themselves by either “issue-oriented” or “project-oriented” automatically: the former is ideology-driven while the latter is resource-driven. Such identity-division avoids confrontation in fighting for resources in the meantime facilitates division of labor among them, and thus stabilize their relationship.

This doctoral dissertation seeks to investigate the reasons that lay behind the rise, success and decline of the Italian-run migrant workers� organisation FILEF during the 1970s in Melbourne by reviewing and discussing some significant historical events. It does so in light of the existing literature, archival data and a string of oral accounts gathered from former and current key FILEF members and collaborators. It is hereby offering a better understanding of an otherwise poorly researched area of the Italian-Australian left-wing grassroots organisations in post-war Australia. The thesis has been divided into two parts, including introduction and conclusion. Part One (Chapters 1-5) reviews the historical and political background (in both Italy and Australia) that favoured the establishment of FILEF in Australia, including Melbourne, in the early 1970s; Part Two (Chapters 6-9) presents an analysis of the historical development and socio-political role of FILEF Melbourne between 1972 and 1980. Chapter One reviews the theoretical context, the representation of the history of FILEF in previous publications, primary and secondary sources, the research strategy and methodology. Chapters Two and Three anchor the history of FILEF Melbourne to their respective background in Italy and Australia. That is, Chapter Two examines the post-war Italian emigration and its politicising by the Italian Left; Chapter Three focuses on the postwar emigration of Italians to Australia and outlines a profile of the Italian-Australian community. Chapter Four maps the route of the Italian-Australian Left in the 1950s and 1960s, that is from Italia Libera to the Lega Italo-Australiana. Chapter Five reviews the circumstances that led the establishment of the PCI in Australia respectively. Chapter Six examines the origins and grassroots activism of FILEF in Melbourne in the 1970s, especially by looking at three areas of activity: migrant press, migrant welfare and migrant politics. Chapter Seven researches the vulnerability of FILEF to the pressures of conservative quarters by recounting the �Italian communist move in� (1975) and the federal funding cut (1976) episodes. Chapter Eight, thoroughly revisits the Salemi case (1977), while Chapter Nine explores the effects of the case and Salemi�s deportation on FILEF towards the end of the 1970s.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Oregon, 2008. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 297-307). Also available online.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 327-346). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 327-346). Also available on the Internet.